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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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