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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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