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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better understand these open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also articulates 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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