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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Teachers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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