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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning are enabling students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better grasp these significant new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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