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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are considering now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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