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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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