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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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