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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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