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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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