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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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