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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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