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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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