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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education are empowering humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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