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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning technology enable learners all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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