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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this developing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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