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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Greenland to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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