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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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