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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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