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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in online education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOC courses? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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