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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peter I Island to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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