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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this developing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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