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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. People want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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