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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in digital education technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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