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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning enable humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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