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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Students want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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