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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also articulates the major 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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