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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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