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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in digital education technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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