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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these MOOC classes? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these significant new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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