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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these interesting new open education ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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