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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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