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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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