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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in electronic educational technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are considering today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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