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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational ventures. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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