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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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