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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning enable learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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