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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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