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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this growing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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