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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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