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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Denmark to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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