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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education ventures. Instructors want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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