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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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