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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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