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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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