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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several topics that online learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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