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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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