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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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