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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are normally 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 numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these new open educational initiatives. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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