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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Anguilla to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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