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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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