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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Central African Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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