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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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