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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open education undertakings. Scholars want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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