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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with 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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