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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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