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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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