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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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