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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in elearning are enabling students all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these fascinating new open education undertakings. Educators want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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