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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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