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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning enable students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open education endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the major 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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