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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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