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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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