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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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