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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bermuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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