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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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