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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand these new open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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