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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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