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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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