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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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