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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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