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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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