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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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