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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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