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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bermuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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