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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning have empowered students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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