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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bermuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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