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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Lucia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these important new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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