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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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