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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to understand these new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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