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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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