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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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