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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this expanding demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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