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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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