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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Clipperton Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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