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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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