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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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