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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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