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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in online education technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bermuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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