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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this growing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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