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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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