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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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