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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this growing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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