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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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