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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants 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. To respond to this growing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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