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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in digital education technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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