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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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