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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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