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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Belize to conduct these MOOC classes? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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