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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning make it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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