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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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