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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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