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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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