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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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