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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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