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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education are making it possible for students all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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