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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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