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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning make it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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