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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bermuda to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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