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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. People want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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