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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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