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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic educational technology enable people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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