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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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