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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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