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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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