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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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