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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this developing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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