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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Aland to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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