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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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