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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in elearning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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