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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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