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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this expanding demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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