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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Palau to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to understand these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of 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 increasing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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