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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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