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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning enable people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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