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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tokelau to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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