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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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