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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning are empowering students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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