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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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