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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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