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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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