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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these compelling new open education undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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