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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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