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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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