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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bermuda to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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