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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic education technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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