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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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