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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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