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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in e-learning make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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