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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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