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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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