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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Martinique to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this increasing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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