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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education technology enable students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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