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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 massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology enable students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better understand these open educational experiments. People want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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