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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Helena to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to understand these open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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