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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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