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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Arizona State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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