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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Dominica to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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