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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education ventures. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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