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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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