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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to be more aware of these open educational ventures. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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