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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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