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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology enable students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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