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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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