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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning are empowering students all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are considering now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also reviews the major 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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