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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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