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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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