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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in elearning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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