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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? 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 teachers manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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