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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic education technology are empowering learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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