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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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