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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also studies the major 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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