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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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