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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance 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 educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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