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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are generally free for students 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 a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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