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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online education have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education ventures. Professors want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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