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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics having to do with massive open online courses (MOOC) and open education resources. As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Modern developments in online education technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online classes. How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.

There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this expanding desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). For more details please visit this Open Education Books site.

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