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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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