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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Slovakia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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