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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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