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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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