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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better understand these promising new open education initiatives. Students want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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