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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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