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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Greenland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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