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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to understand these promising new open education experiments. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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