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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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