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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in digital education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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