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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education are empowering people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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