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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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