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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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