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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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