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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education are empowering learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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