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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in digital education technology enable students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these significant new open educational initiatives. Academics want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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