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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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