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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning enable students all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Navassa Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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