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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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