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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bermuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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