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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better understand these important new open educational ventures. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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