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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like The Bahamas to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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