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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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