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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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