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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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