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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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