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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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