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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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