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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these open educational ventures. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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