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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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