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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to understand these important new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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