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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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