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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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