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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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