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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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