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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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