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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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