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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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