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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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