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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners 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 variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bermuda to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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