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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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