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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guadeloupe to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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