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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Scientists want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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