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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these significant new open education endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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