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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. 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 classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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