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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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