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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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