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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning are enabling students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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