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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning enable students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. People want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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