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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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