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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Scholars want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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