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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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