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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to understand these new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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