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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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