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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are considering today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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