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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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