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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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