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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in digital education technology enable students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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