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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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