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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Seychelles to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better perceive these significant new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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