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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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