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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic education technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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