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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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