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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in online education are enabling humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to understand these important new open educational undertakings. Universities want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this growing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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