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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in online education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Palau to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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