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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Scientists want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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