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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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