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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other participants want to better grasp these important new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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