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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Aland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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