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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in digital education technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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