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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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