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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in online courses. 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. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tokelau to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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