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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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