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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Bermuda to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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