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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning are empowering people all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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