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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these interesting new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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