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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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