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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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