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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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