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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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