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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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