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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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