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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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