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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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