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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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