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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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