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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this growing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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