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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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