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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Niue to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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