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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kiribati to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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