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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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