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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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