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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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