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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic education technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Montserrat to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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