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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in digital education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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