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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning have enabled students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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