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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tokelau to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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