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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Academics want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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