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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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