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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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