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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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