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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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