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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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