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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in electronic education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bermuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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