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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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