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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better grasp these fascinating new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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