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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Montserrat to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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