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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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