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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning enable learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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