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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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