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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better perceive these fascinating new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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