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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open education undertakings. People want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this increasing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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