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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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