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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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