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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in online education technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open education ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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