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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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