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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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