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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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