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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online education have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this growing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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