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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Bermuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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