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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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