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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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