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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these open education endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend 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 crescive need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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