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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in elearning are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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