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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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