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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The Bahamas to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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