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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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