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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in elearning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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