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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bermuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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