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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in elearning are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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