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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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