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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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