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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to be more aware of these significant new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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