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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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