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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to understand these new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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