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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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