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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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