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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in e-learning enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this growing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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