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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Macau to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this growing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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