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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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