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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education are enabling learners all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these open education endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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