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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational undertakings. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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