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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning enable learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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