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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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