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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning are enabling students all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these open education undertakings. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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