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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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