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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this growing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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