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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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