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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in digital education technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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