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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Micronesia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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