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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic education technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better grasp these fascinating new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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