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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Scholars want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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