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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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