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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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