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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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