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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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