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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online education technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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