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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Students want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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