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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Belize to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education undertakings. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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