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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better perceive these significant new open education endeavours. People want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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