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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in online education are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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