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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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