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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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