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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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