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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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