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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in elearning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this increasing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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