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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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