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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning have empowered students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also explores the most important 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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