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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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