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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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