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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take courses online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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