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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in online education technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open educational undertakings. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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