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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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