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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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