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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are considering now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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