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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 (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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