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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Niue to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Educators want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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