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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning have empowered students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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