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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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