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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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