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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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