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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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