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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in learning technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Mauritius to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Public servants want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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