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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bermuda to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Scholars want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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