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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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