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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this crescive need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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