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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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