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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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