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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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