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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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