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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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