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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education technology are enabling humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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