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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education