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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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