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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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