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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic education technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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