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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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