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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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