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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses 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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