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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners 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 subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open education ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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