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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better perceive these new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this expanding demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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