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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in electronic educational technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open education ventures. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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