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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning enable students all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Professors want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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