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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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