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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online learning technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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