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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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