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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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