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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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