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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bermuda to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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