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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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