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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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