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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the key 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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