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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better perceive these intriguing new open education initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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