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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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