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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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