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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in digital education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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