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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this expanding desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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