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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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