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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates 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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