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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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