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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in digital education technology enable students all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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