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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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