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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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