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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online learning make it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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