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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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