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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Armenia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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