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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tokelau to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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