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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What 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 organizations deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to understand these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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