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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning have made it possible for students all around the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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