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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Tokelau to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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