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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better grasp these intriguing new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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