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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning technology enable learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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