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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee 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 MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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