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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kiribati to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the key 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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