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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are considering today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to be more aware of these open educational experiments. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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