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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Norfolk Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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