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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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