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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning enable people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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