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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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