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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better perceive these open education undertakings. Educators want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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