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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this growing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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