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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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