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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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