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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology enable learners all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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