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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. 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. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? 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 we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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