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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers 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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