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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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