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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these open education undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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