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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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