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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology have empowered students all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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