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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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