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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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