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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning have enabled learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Greece to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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