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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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