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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Martin to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Scientists want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies 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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