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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic education technology have empowered people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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