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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Korea, South to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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