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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online education technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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