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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bermuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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