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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Helena to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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