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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to understand these open educational ventures. Students want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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