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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bermuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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