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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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