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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open education initiatives. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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