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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently 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 issues that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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