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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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