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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this growing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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