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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education have enabled students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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