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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not 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 issues that online learning institutions have to consider now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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