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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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