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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning technology are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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