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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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