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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology enable students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these open education endeavours. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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