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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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