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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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