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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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