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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these interesting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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