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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning have enabled students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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