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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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