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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning enable learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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