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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better grasp these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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