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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better grasp these significant new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this expanding desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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