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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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