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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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