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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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