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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning make it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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