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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to understand these new open educational initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the key 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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