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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these promising new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing 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 topics. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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