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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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