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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Chad to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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