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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better comprehend these new open educational undertakings. Educators want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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