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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open education ventures. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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