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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open education ventures. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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