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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. People want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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