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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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