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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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