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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Norfolk Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to understand these significant new open education undertakings. Corporations want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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