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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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