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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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