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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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