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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Educators want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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