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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning have enabled humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this growing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the major 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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