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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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