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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions must deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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