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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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