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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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