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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Students want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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