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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this growing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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