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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Educators want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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