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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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