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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to understand these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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