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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology enable students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Aland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for data the thrilling 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 discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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