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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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