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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in elearning are empowering humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bermuda to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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