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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these open educational endeavours. Academics want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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