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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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