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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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