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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning enable students all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open education undertakings. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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