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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better grasp these new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this growing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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