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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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