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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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