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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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