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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Gabon to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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