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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these significant new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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