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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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