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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning have enabled people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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