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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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