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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this growing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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