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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? 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 in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these open education experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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