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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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