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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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