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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in online education technology make it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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