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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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