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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this growing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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