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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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