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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bermuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Professors want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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