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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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