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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in e-learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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