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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning enable students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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