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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bermuda to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open education initiatives. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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