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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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