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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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