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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bouvet Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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