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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in digital education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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