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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in digital education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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